Fly-paper holder.



A.,H. SAWYER.

FLY PAPER HOLDER.

APPucATmN FILED JAN.|1.1916.

Patented July 4, 1916.

`TE- L vamarrar H. SAWYER, orjoAMrr'oN, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

E FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul)T 1916.

Application led January 17, 1916.. Serial No. 72,567. v

To all whom t 'may concern.'

Be itknownnthat I, ALBERT H. SAWYER, a citizen of the United` States, residing at Campton, in the county of GrraftonV and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain newv .and useful Improvements inV Fly- Paper Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fly paper holders, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a structure for holding ily paper so that the same may be secured to walls, ceilings, etc., by any attaching means, and also to provide the structure with means for preventing the viscid material from dripping from the holder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efcient in operation.

j lVith these and numerous other objects in i'iew my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure l is a plan view of my fly paper holder showing a strip of fly paper attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the framework of the holder; and Fig. 3 is a detail central longitudinal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which the numeral 1 represents a substantially U- shaped wire frame having its terminal free ends 2, with their extremities 3 bent back upon the same and spaced therefrom. The U-shaped frame 1 is provided at its closed end l with a laterally projecting elongated loop-shaped handle 5 which is positioned 1n a single plane with the said frame. Projecting transversely across the arms 6 of the U-shaped frame 1, are a plurality of spaced wires 7 which are secured to the said arms intermediate their lends. in any manner, preferably by soldering as showngat 8 in the drawings.

lThe portions ofthe transversely extending rods 7 that project from the sides of the frame 1 and which are designated by the numeral 9, have their extremities 10 bent back upon the same and: spaced therefrom in a similar manner to the extremities 3 on the free ends of the terminals 2 of the arms of the frame. These bent ends and extremities are positioned in a single plane with the arms and wires which they are spaced from, and are adapted to form means for supporting a fly paper holding plate 11 therebetween. This iy paper holding plate 11 is formed of any desired material, preferably cardboard, and the same is adapted to have its lower side 12 bent to form a trough along its bottom, so that when the plate is positioned on the frame with -a piece of fly paper 13 thereon, the trough-shaped side 12 will catch any of the viscid material that is liable to drip from the paper on account of a change in the temperature. This trough-shaped side of the fly paper supporting plate 11 prevents the liqueed viscid material from dripping on the floors, etc., and soiling outside articles.

From the above description and the accompanying drawings it will be obvious that I have provided a very simple and durable device of this character which comprises a holding frame that is adapted to have positioned therein a fly paper supporting plate that is of substantially the same size as a sheet of fly paper, the same being held in the frame through the medium of the bent ends of the transversely extending wires and the bent extremities at the free ends of the arms of the U-shaped frame. This fly paper holding plate and fly paper may be easily slipped into engagement with these parts through the end of the frame adjacent the handle. The handle 5 may be of any desired shape best adapted to enable the same to be securely attached to a wall, ceiling, etc.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved fly paper holder, the manner of applying the same to use and the operation thereof will be' readily understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and ei'licient means for carrying out the objects of this invention.

A fly paper holder comprising a substantially U-shaped frame formed ofi a single piece of wire, the extremities of the arms of said frame at the open end of the same being bent back upon said arms in spaced relation thereto, an elongated loop shaped handle projecting from the closed end of said frame and disposed in a single plane therewith, a plurality of spaced parallel wires extending transversely across the arms of said frame and secured to the lower surface of the same, the ends Vof said wires projecting from the arms and having their extremities bent back upon themselves in spaced relation and all disposed in a single plane, a fly paper supporting plate adapted to be positioned on the frame with its sides and one end between said ends and their bent extremities, andsaid end of the plate positioned between the ends of the frame and the extremities being upturned to prevent the viscid material from dropping therefrom.

In testimony whereotl I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT H. sAwYER.

lvitnesses IVM. A. KIMBALL, NETTIE M. ARMSTRONG.

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